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NoK 850,175.

M. A. NEELAND. GAS ENGINE VALVE GEAR.

APPLIO'ATION FILED AUG. a, 1904.

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No. 850,175. PATBNTED APR.16, 1907.

/ M. A. NEELAND.

v GAS ENGINE VALVE GEAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 3, 1904.

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No. 850,175. 4 PATENTBD APR. 16, 1907. M. A. NEBLAND.

GAS ENGINE'VALVE GEAR.

A'PPLIUATION FILED AUG. a, 1904.

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UNITED -sTATiis PATENT onirica. MARVIN A. GSTOWN, OHIO. GAS-ENGINE VALVE-GEAR.

No. 850,175. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented April 16, 1907. Application filed August 3, 1904. Serial No. 219,272. i

Toy all w/wm t may concejrm I varying the time of admission of the gas to Be it known that l, MARVIN A. NEELAND, the power-cylinder. of oungstown, Mahoning county, Ohio, Re eiring now to the drawings, l will first have invented a new and useful GasEngine describe the first feature of my invention` alve-Gear, of which the following is a full, namely, the means for 'varying the point of 6o clear, and exact description, reference being l admission of the gas or combustible. i had to the accompanying drawings, forming ln t e drawings, 2 represents the admispart of this specification, in wliicl' l sion-port leading into the cylinder 3.

Figure 1 is a sectional end View of the c ll l is the main inlet-valvefrom the mixingio inder and valve-gear ofagas-engine embodychamber 5 into the cylinder This valve 65 ing my. invention. lig. 2 is a'vertical sec` seats outwardly a ainsttlie circular seat 6, tion on the line ll Il of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an formed'on the wall end elevation ofthe parts shown in Fig. I T'iismixing-chamber I annular sets of ports, the ports 7 being the i5 ted. Fig. 4 is a top plan view, partly in sec gas-inlet ports to tlieniiXing-chainber 5 and 7c tion. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the the ports 8 being the air-inlet ports to the line V V of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a horizontal secmixing-chamber. Within the mixing-cham'- tion on the line Vl `Vl of Fig. 1. 'Fig 7 is a i similar view on tlie line VII VII ofFig. 1, and 2c Fig. 8 is a detail of the parts in the walls of e mixing-chamber. y invention relates to the class of gas or ference.' Around the cage 11, which forms 75 the wall of the mixing-chamber, slides the annular valve or valve-seat 12, aving slotted ports 13 arranged to registerwith the ports 7 in the cage. The outer surface of the valve or seat 12 forms a seat for'a gas-valve 14, 8o

2 5 valve mechanism' by whiohzthe gas piston-stroke under the control of the governor, and, second, to provide improved s own the valve is an annulus with an inner means for varying the total volume at a i annular channel 15, the valve 12 having ports 16, which are connected to the ports 13 8 5 through the channel 15 at certain times in the movement of the parts. The ports 13 are also connected directly to the annular gas` shown them, and tiey may be employed chamber 1,7 around the cage by the uncovereither upon a single-acting or a double-acting engine. I

As to the first feature l use in conjunction with t e main inlet-valve two or more gas-controlling valves which coperateto controlfthe flow of gas into the niixingcham- 4o ber, one of said valves being under the control of the governor. In the construction which I show tlirce valves are used for this 8 o the valve 14.

The air-ports 8, which lead from the annular air-chamber 19, are controlled by the inner cylindrical air-valve 20, having an annular row of inclined ports 21 of similar shape 9 to the ports 10 of the gas-valve 9. The ports 7 and. 8 are also inclined in a manner similar to the ports 10 and 21. The gas is supplied to the air-chamber 17 through any suitable pipe 22, and air flows into lie air-chamber 19 roo through the inlet-port 23. The .valve 4 is .s to the second feature of varying the miigture which is admitted, I cut ofl' the mixtn re at varying points in the stroke, the changes in the point of cut-ofi being gradual 5o and not step by ste it has heretofore been proposed to throtte the 'mixture and also to cut off in a step-by-step manner; but l con- Sider myself the first to out off and vary such alf the speed of the main shaft cut-ofi' gradually. I also vary the quantity "he sliding-valve mechanism which conof mixture in combination with means for l trols the ports 7 and 8 is preferably arranged no 0n shaft 26, the other arm 27 having a pivotal connection 28, with a rod 28l extending to a m5 cam 28h on-the counter-shaft 2Sc of the en- 1gine, this counter-shaft being driven at onewith the main inlet-valve.

to admit a constant proportion of gas and air at every position. In the engine shown', which is designed for a four-c cle engine, this valve moves outfrom and back to its seat duringthe suction-stroke- The flow of gas from the gas-chamber 17 in through the ports 13 is controlled by the valve 14, and thisl valve is moved by the valve-rods 29, which lead through the end wall of the gas-chamber and are provided with forked ends and' a, cross-pin 31. The pins 31 are connected by pivotal links 32 with rock-arms 33, secured to the shaft 26. One of the arms 33 is extended and pivotally connected to the eccentric-rod 34, which stands upon the eccentric on the two-to-one counter-shaft ofthe engine. This connection moves the valve 14 down through the suction-stroke and back through the com ression-stroke.

T e gas-valve or valve-seat 12 is provided with lateral lugs 35, to which are secured rods 36, which extend through the end wall of the gas-chamber and through hubs 37 in the air-chamber' to an external cross-head 38, having a hollow hub pivotally connectedby lrock-arms 39, secured to a -rockfshaft 40, which is connected to and controlled by the overnor 40a, -as by means of the arm 4Gb, ink 40, and lever 40d, Fig. 1.'

The valves 9 and 2U are both secured to a hollow shaft 41, which extends outwardly around the'rod 24 and is held to the rod so as to reciprocate with it by means of end collars 42 and 43, secured to the rod 24. The gas and air valves 9 and 2O therefore reciprocate They are allowed to rotate around'the'stem 24 for a purpose to be later described, but reciprocate with the main inlet-valve. Y

Describing now the operation of the valves so far as they relate to varying the Ipoint of admission of the-gas and be nning with the b eginning of the snction-stroe, as the piston starts to move out through this stroke the valve 4 is opened, and at the same time the f valves 9 and 20 are opened, vadmitting air to the mixing-chamber.' As' the piston starts on the suction-stroke or slightly before this movement the valve 14 starts to movetoward its open position; This allows the gas to ow through the ports 16 and channel 15 and valso directly past the end 18 of. valve 14 through the orts 13l and ports 7 .through the.suctionstro `e or av part thereof.' If t e engine is under full load, the governorV willr hod the valve or valve-seat 12 in a position which will allow Athe gas to enter at the begimiing ofthe suction-stroke. If, however, the engine is running under partial load, the governor will have moved the valve 12 to a4 position which will admit the gas later in the stroke. This'position 'of the .valve 12 will be* nearer the main inletvalveor'toward the bottom of Fig. 1, sothat the valve 14 on its inward movcment'will not open the ports 13 until after the suction-piston has moved a certain distance inthe suction-stroke. At all times, however, air is admitted at the beinning ofthe suction-stroke and will flow into the cylinder and ill the'l space therein until gas is admitted to the mixing-chamber.

.end of the suction-stroke the main inlet-valve 4 is closed, and simultaneously the` valves 9 and 20 are closed, thus shutting off the supply of as and air fromthe mixing-chamber and simu taneously closing the inlets 7 and 8 to the mixing-chamber. At this time the ports 13 are still open, and-when the engine isvunder partial load andthe valve 14 is moved back to its normal position through the compression-stroke the ignition takes .place at the end of the compression-stroke and the valves remain in their normal posi'- tion through4 the explosion and exhaust strokes, the exhaust assing out through a a suitable exhaust va ve `or valves. It will therefore be clear that tle movement of the 'valve 12, which is controlled by the governor, determines the time at which the gas 1s ale:

lowe'd to iiow in, but has no action as to the time when the gas is cut off, this time 4being governed by the movement of the valve 29,

which 'moves with the'valve 4. I therefore by using the plurality of valves which coperate i'n controlling the now of gas can change IOC the point'of admission withoutchanging the` point of cutting 0H the admission correspondingly, since these' two features are controlled separately, one valve being moved by the governor, while the other valve moves with the inlet. admission of the gas to any point through the suction-stroke of the iston and can cut ofi"A the vadmission at any esired point independ- I can therefore vary .the point of rcs ently ofthe point at which the admissionibeins. g I will'now describe the construction by which I vary the weight or volume under a given pressure of the inflowing gas and air. The valves 9 and 20, while secured to the sleeve 41, are allowed torotate by turning 'a thin sleeve around the stem 24. Thisturn,

ing movement is imparted by an outer sleeve 44, which has a sliding keyway connection 45 46 secured thereto.

pin 49, projecting from a rock-arm 5() to a rock-shaft 5,1, having a lever 5,2 connected to l a link 53. The link 53 is pivotally connected to. a'sleeve 54, arranged to-slide, loosely along .afshaft '55. The shaft 55 is", secured to the end of shaft 26, the axis of shaft `26 .passing in the suction-stroke.

through the pivotal center lof the sleeve 54, when the sleeve is in its central position. The shaft 55 has its ends secured to lu s secured to an arm keyed to the shaft 26. hen the sleeve is at the center of the shaft 55, the rocking of the shaft 26 will not actuate the link 53 3 but if the sleeve 54 is moved to one side of the center in rocking the shaft 26 will turn the valves 9 and 20. The positionof the sleeve 54 is controlled by the overnor, and for this urpose the governor-s aft 40 is provided witlh a rock-arm 57 ivotally con'- nected by link 58 with the lin c 53. As the governor shifts its position it rocks the shaft 56, and thereby shifts the position of sleeve 54, the lever 53 rocking on its connection to the rock-arm 52. It will therefore be clearv that the governor will control the angular position of the valves 9 and 2O around the axis of these valves, and thereby control the point of cut-off of the gas and air. If the en ine is under full load, the position of the va ves is arranged so that they will cut off the mixture at the desired point in the stroke for suoli load. I prefer to make this about seventyfive to eighty per cent. of the total volume of the cylinderthat is, under full load the valves 9 and 2O will out off the mixture after the piston has moved through seventy-five o'r eighty per cent. of its suction-stroke. Under reduced load. the governor will turnv the valves 9 and 20 over the ports 7 and 8, and thereby .cause the reciprocation of the yalves 9 and 20 to cut off the mixture at a later point The point of cut-off is therefore controlled by the governor, which inthe form shown also controls the point of admission of the gas, as .above described. By cutting off the mixture later in the stroke a greater compression is obtained, which is desirable where more air is admitted under lighter loads. The governor in the form shown therefore performs the double function of controlling the point of admission of they as and the point of cut-off of the gas and air. Iinder full load the gas will be admitted, preferably, at the beginning ofthe suction-stroke,

and the gas and air will be cut off at the de-V sired point, )referably seventy-five or eighty per cent. of the stroke. As the load decreases the as Will be admitted later in the suction-stro e, and the gas'and airwill be cut off later in the stroke, thus giving a greater compression where more air is admitted, the air being continuously admitted up to the time of cutting off in all cases. The increase in the amount of air admitted is greater than the decrease in the amount of gas admitted, thereby causing greater compression under reduced loads. I therefore obtain the double advantage of maintaining the mixture approximately constant in proportions of air and gas and also of increased compression at reduced loads to compensate for any dilution of this mixture through the compressionstroke where the greater amount of air is added before the mixture of gas and air is inw troduced. Where the gas is admitted later in the stroke, there being more air resent in the cylinder than under full load, compensate for the partial mixing of this increased air with the mixture by getting a greater compression of the mixture, it being well known that the leaner a mixture 'is the great known that the leaner a mixture is the greater should be the compression. I thus overcome the objection to stratification which has heretofore existed-that is, where air has been introduced before the gas and air under reduced loads a partial mixing of the air would make the mixture leaner. I thus obtain a more perfect combustion of the mix and I intend to cover them separately in my claims. ,gethelg since they cooperate, as above defscribed,- and I'consider myself the first to I prefer, however, to use them tocombine those features.

Many changes may be made in the form and arrangement of the valves and their actuating connections without departing from my invention.

1. In an explosive-engine, a mixing-chamber, a gas-inlet port leading to the chamber, and compound valve means for' controlling the gas-inlet port, one member` of said valve being arranged to control the time of gas admission to the mixing-chamber, and another member being arranged to control the time of cutting off the gas-supply through said port, and actuating connections for the valve means whereby the point of admissirm, ay be changed Without changing thej pluri `of cut-ofl"; substantially as described.

2. In an explosive-engine, a mixing-cham- "ber, a gas-inlet port leading to the chamber,

valve means for controlling the 'time of admission cfgas to the chamber, other valve means for controlling the time of cut-off of gas and air to the chamber, and governor connections for operating the valve means, whereby as the load en the engine decreases gas will be admitted and `cut off later in the suction-stroke substantially as described.

3. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber, an inlet-port between the mixin -chamber and the explosive-chamber, a va ve controlling said port, said mixing-chamber hav'- ing a gas-inlet port', a compound valve controlling said ort, one member of said valve being control ed by the en ine-governor and controlhng the point of a mission, andanother valve memberbeing' actuated with the IOO ' mixing-cham ber, a gas-inlet port leading to the chamber,

a plurality of valves controlling said port, one of said valves being arranged to control the time of inlet, and the other valve bein 'arranged to control the time of shutting o the supply through said port 3 and connections for actuating said valves; substantially as described.

5. In an eX losive-e'ngine, an inlet-valve, a

Amixing-cham er, a gas-inlet ort leadin to the chamber, a plurality of va ves control ingr said port, one of said valves being arranged to control the time of inlet, and the other valve beingarranged to -control the time of shutting oi the supply through said ort,

and connections for actuating said va ves;l

substantially as described. A

6. In an eX losive-engine, an inlet-valve, a mixing-cham er, a/gas-port leading into the mixing -chamber, an admission-valve for said port, agovernor, connections between said valve and the governor, a cut-off 4valve for said port, and mea-ns for actuating the cutoil valve in synchronism with the cylinderinlet valve, together with connections between the cut-ofi1 valve and' the governor for changing the time of action of the cut-ofi .valve Without affecting the time of action of the, admission-valve; substantially, as described.

7: In an explosive-engine, a mixing-chamber having a gas-admission port, and three valves controlling said port, connections bef tween one of said valves and the en ine-gov?,

ernor arran ed'to vary the time o gas admission, anc connections between ano-ther of4 said valves and the governor to vary vthe time of cut-off substantially as described.-

8. In an explosive-engine, an inlet-valve, a

to one of said va ves, another of said rvalves 'cooperating with :the governor-connected valve to control the point-of admission, 'and connections arrange to actuate the third valve to cut off the su ply of combustible toY the miXe'r-; substanti'a ly as described. 9. In .an explosive-endgine, a`,main :inlet- Valve controlhn the ischarge,l from the .mixer intothe cy inder, andthree'valv'escntrollin the mixer-ports, two of said valvesco tro ling the Ats-ports onev of said valves dgwth the governor, the sec. ond'valve'copera-tingl therewith to control the time of admission of gas, an'doonnections, arranged to actuate the third valve to-shut oii` g connecte the gas and air g substantially as described. 510.` In an -explosive-e ine, `a--maininletvalve controllingthe discharge from the 'mixer intol 'the -cylinder,;and" three valves er, a port admitting :combustible to the mixing-chamber, three valves, ccnntrolling said ort, a governor Icor'mected second valve cooperating therewith to control the time of admission of gas, the third valve being connected to and movable with the main inlet-valve; substantially as described. p

11. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber having air and gas inlet-ports, a valvefor controlling the inlet and also the eut-oil at the air-port, a valve for controlling theadmission at the gas-port, a separate valve for controlling the cut-oit at the gasport, governor connections for varying the time of action of the air-inlet-controlling valve, and governor connections for the gasinlet'and cut-oi-controlling valves, whereby their time of action is varied; .substantially as described.

12. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber having air and gas inlet ports, valves for the said ports, means for reciproeating said valves over said ports, governoractuated means for chan 'ng the relative positions of the valves an ports to vary the points ofair and gas cut-oit, and supplemental valve means controlled by the governor for varying the point of gas admission; substantially as described.

13. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber,A having air and gas inlet ports, valves for the said ports, overnor-actuated means for changing the re ative positions of the'valves and orts, and supplemental goverrior-c'ontrolled3 valve means for varying the point of gas admission independently of .the

an" admission; substantially as described, 14. I n van explosive-engine, a main inletvalve, a mixin -chamber,gas and,A air ports leadinginto sai mixing-chamber, and valves connected .to 'theinlet-valve to move .in unison therewith, and respectively over the gas :and air ports, and a governor arranged to ro- ,tatethe said valves with respect to theirports, y.together with a supplemental independentlycontrolled valve,pfor controllin the Agals admission; substantiallyas descri ed.' y

15. In an explosive-engine, a main inletvalve, amiXing-chamber, gas andairports leading into the saidchamber,A valves iiXed to the stem of the inlet-valve-to'reciprocate therewith, but capable of an angular movement on said stem, and a governor arranged .to-effect the angularV movement of said valves to thereby change the lpoint of cut-ofi', tof gether witha gas-admission valve, and 'means for controlling the same independently of the othervalves;'substant1ally as described. y.

16. In an explosive-engine,- a mixingports, 'an :actuating connections therefor, .said valves, ports 'and actuating connections being i anged to. vary the time of admission chamber having air and gas inlet ports, and a pluralit` of valves 'controlling the said chamber having inclined air and gas inletports, circular valves having correspondfdependent y of the point of admission of the time ofl cutting off the gas admission; subofgas 'to the mixing-chamber relatively to l the time of air admission, and independently thereof and to cut oii the air and gas from the miXin -chambersimultaneousl and ingas; substantiall as described.

. 17 In an exp osive-.en e, a main inletport, a mixing-chamber aving ages-inlet port, a governor-actuated valve controllingthe point of admission of gas to said chamber, and a separate valve, actuated in unison with the main inlet-valve, and controlling thel sta-ntially as described.V

18. In an explosive-engine, a `mixing chamber havingvair and gas inlet-ports, a valve controlling the admission and cut off of air to said chamber, a valve for cutting ofi the' gas admission simultaneously with theair cut-off, vandsupplemental valve means for varying ,the time of gas admission independently of the time of air admission; sub.- stantially as described.

1'9. In-an explosive-engine, va niain'inletvalve, a mixing-chamber, having air and gas inlet ports, a valve arranged to admit air to lthe chamber at a predetermined point inthe stroke, valve means for varyin thetime of gas admission independently o? the time of air. admission, and governor-controlled means for changing the volume of air and gas admitted to chamber 5 substantially as described.

. 20. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber having gas and air inlet ports, valves within said chamber arranged to trav-l erse the said ports, a valve member surrounding the mixing-chamber and havingV a port arranged to be moved into register with the gas-inlet port, connections between the valve member and the engine-governor, and a gasadmission valve seated onthe last-named valve, and means for actuating the gas-admission valve indepcndently of the other valves; substantially as described.

21. In an explosive-engine, a `mixingingly-inclined ports, means for'recipro-cating sald valves over the said ports, and a governor arranged to effect a gradual changein the position of the valves Ito thereby gradually vary the volume of mixture admitted to the 'cylinder .with'a corresponding variation in com ression;' substantially as described.

22. n ,an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber having air and gas inlet orts,

valves for said ports, a governor for lc anging the relative positions of the valves and ports to vary the volume Vof mixture in said chamber with a corresponding variation in cylinder compression, and supplemental valve means for varying the time of gas admissionV independently of the time of -air admission; substantially as described. I

23. In a gas-engine, a gas-admission valve, a gas-cut-oi valve, a movable ported seat forthe gas admission valve, means controlled A.by a moving part of the engine for moving the valve relatively to its seat, and governor-controlled means for shiftin the seat relatively to thel valve; substantie ly as de- 24. In a gas-engine, the combination of a cylinder, a mixing-chamber having air and gas inlets, overnor-controlled valve means for controlhng the air admission and cut-off and the gas cut-off, and independent lgovernor-controlled auxiliary valve means for varying the point of gas admission; substantially as described.

25. In an explosive-engine, a mixingchamber having air and gas inlet ports, and a plurality ofvalves controllin said ports, together with actuating an governing means for said valves, whereby the time of admission of gas to the mixing-chamber is automatically controlled inde endently fof thetime of air admission, an theV 'air and gas are simultaneously cut oil independently of the point of admission of the gas; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

VMARVIN A. NEELANI).

Witnesses:

L. A. CONNER, Jr.,- H.- M. dCORWIN. 

